IF (its a big if) Newcastle are relegated

[smoggeordie 0]

Anyway, surely it will be impossible to get tickets for these games with your 6K hardcore travelling support?

 

Especially a small ground like home park..away end will be 2K tops.

 

Looks like everybody is renewing / going to more games next season, I look forward to nigh on 50K gates at SJP next year.

 

I look forward to nigh on 50K gates at WHL next season.

 

Oh, wait, your ground isn't big enough.

 

I know what I would be rather sitting in. An old school stadium that is sold out every game rather than a big stadium full of empty seats.

 

I knew that would get a reaction. So predicatable Danny Boy.

 

Sold out every home game? Yer havin a faakin giraffe?

[Douggy B 0]

Anyway, surely it will be impossible to get tickets for these games with your 6K hardcore travelling support?

 

Especially a small ground like home park..away end will be 2K tops.

 

Looks like everybody is renewing / going to more games next season, I look forward to nigh on 50K gates at SJP next year.

 

I look forward to nigh on 50K gates at WHL next season.

 

Oh, wait, your ground isn't big enough.

 

I know what I would be rather sitting in. An old school stadium that is sold out every game rather than a big stadium full of empty seats.

 

I knew that would get a reaction. So predicatable Danny Boy.

 

Sold out every home game? Yer havin a faakin giraffe?

 

Every league game without fail. I can think of two games this season where we wont have sold out.

[Guest Stevie]

I hope for the sake of the real geordies its not on a Tuesday night.

We have out of town fans, so do Tottenham, you're one of them.

 

Will you not be making the trip Steven?

If I'm working in London that week I'd consider it, but doubtful if I'm not. It'd be like an European away.

[Guest Stevie]

Anyway, surely it will be impossible to get tickets for these games with your 6K hardcore travelling support?

 

Especially a small ground like home park..away end will be 2K tops.

 

Looks like everybody is renewing / going to more games next season, I look forward to nigh on 50K gates at SJP next year.

 

I look forward to nigh on 50K gates at WHL next season.

 

Oh, wait, your ground isn't big enough.

 

I know what I would be rather sitting in. An old school stadium that is sold out every game rather than a big stadium full of empty seats.

 

I knew that would get a reaction. So predicatable Danny Boy.

 

Sold out every home game? Yer havin a faakin giraffe?

 

Every league game without fail. I can think of two games this season where we wont have sold out.

The 25,000 home fans and 6,000 empty seats for a domestic cup semi final, and what was the other one?

[Douggy B 0]

I hope for the sake of the real geordies its not on a Tuesday night.

We have out of town fans, so do Tottenham, you're one of them.

 

Will you not be making the trip Steven?

If I'm working in London that week I'd consider it, but doubtful if I'm not. It'd be like an European away.

 

well you wont have many of them to do, why not do this instead.

 

Cheap holiday with the euro rate as it is.

[Guest Stevie]

I hope for the sake of the real geordies its not on a Tuesday night.

We have out of town fans, so do Tottenham, you're one of them.

 

Will you not be making the trip Steven?

If I'm working in London that week I'd consider it, but doubtful if I'm not. It'd be like an European away.

 

well you wont have many of them to do, why not do this instead.

 

Cheap holiday with the euro rate as it is.

I heard they're reviving the Anglo Italian, and we'd still take more to that than the 178 you took to Shakhtar Donetsk in the biggest European Competition you'll ever play in.

[Douggy B 0]

Anyway, surely it will be impossible to get tickets for these games with your 6K hardcore travelling support?

 

Especially a small ground like home park..away end will be 2K tops.

 

Looks like everybody is renewing / going to more games next season, I look forward to nigh on 50K gates at SJP next year.

 

I look forward to nigh on 50K gates at WHL next season.

 

Oh, wait, your ground isn't big enough.

 

I know what I would be rather sitting in. An old school stadium that is sold out every game rather than a big stadium full of empty seats.

 

I knew that would get a reaction. So predicatable Danny Boy.

 

Sold out every home game? Yer havin a faakin giraffe?

 

Every league game without fail. I can think of two games this season where we wont have sold out.

The 25,000 home fans and 6,000 empty seats for a domestic cup semi final, and what was the other one?

 

4,000 but there were singles scattered around for Wigan on the Friday night at home in the FA cup.

[Douggy B 0]

I hope for the sake of the real geordies its not on a Tuesday night.

We have out of town fans, so do Tottenham, you're one of them.

 

Will you not be making the trip Steven?

If I'm working in London that week I'd consider it, but doubtful if I'm not. It'd be like an European away.

 

well you wont have many of them to do, why not do this instead.

 

Cheap holiday with the euro rate as it is.

I heard they're reviving the Anglo Italian, and we'd still take more to that than the 178 you took to Shakhtar Donetsk in the biggest European Competition you'll ever play in.

 

Beautiful...do you think saying 178 rather than a round number makes it any more convincing?

[Guest Stevie]

I hope for the sake of the real geordies its not on a Tuesday night.

We have out of town fans, so do Tottenham, you're one of them.

 

Will you not be making the trip Steven?

If I'm working in London that week I'd consider it, but doubtful if I'm not. It'd be like an European away.

 

well you wont have many of them to do, why not do this instead.

 

Cheap holiday with the euro rate as it is.

I heard they're reviving the Anglo Italian, and we'd still take more to that than the 178 you took to Shakhtar Donetsk in the biggest European Competition you'll ever play in.

 

Beautiful...do you think saying 178 rather than a round number makes it any more convincing?

Are you trying to tell me John Helm didn't say that on Channel 5, yes or no?

[Douggy B 0]

I hope for the sake of the real geordies its not on a Tuesday night.

We have out of town fans, so do Tottenham, you're one of them.

 

Will you not be making the trip Steven?

If I'm working in London that week I'd consider it, but doubtful if I'm not. It'd be like an European away.

 

well you wont have many of them to do, why not do this instead.

 

Cheap holiday with the euro rate as it is.

I heard they're reviving the Anglo Italian, and we'd still take more to that than the 178 you took to Shakhtar Donetsk in the biggest European Competition you'll ever play in.

 

Beautiful...do you think saying 178 rather than a round number makes it any more convincing?

Are you trying to tell me John Helm didn't say that on Channel 5, yes or no?

 

I have no idea but if chanel five gave that figure it must be true.

[Guest Stevie]

Shakhtar 2 Tottenham 0: Late pain in Ukraine for Gomes and Spurs

By Simon Cass

Last updated at 9:31 AM on 20th February 2009

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Harry Redknapp is certainly no fan of the UEFA Cup, and if he secretly harbours hopes

of going out of the competition in the last 32, then Heurelho Gomes is the man he should be thanking.

The format of the competition is Redknapp’s pet hate and midweek trips to eastern

Europe are by no means his preferred destination, especially when they come at the start of a gruelling fixture pile-up for Spurs.

Gomes, however, has saved his manager a major selection headache for next week’s return leg against Shakhtar Donetsk, three days ahead of the Carling Cup final.

Shakhtar Donetsk's Yevgen Seleznov opens the scoring against Tottenham

With Spurs performing admirably to keep their Ukrainian opponents at bay, Gomes

intervened as only he can, coming unconvincingly to collect Jadson’s free kick and allowing substitute, Yevgen Seleznov to score just seconds after coming on.

Jadson then added a second to leave Spurs likely to be concentrating solely on Premier League survival once the meeting with Manchester United has been taken

care of.

 

More...UEFA Cup: Thursday's action as it happened

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True to his word, Redknapp opted for a patchwork starting XI with a smattering of first teamers, a few players who more often than not warm the bench and a 17-year-old

debutant in Dean Parrett.

Pleased with his team’s display, Redknapp made no bones about the fact that his

selection will be even more watered down for the return leg.

‘I thought we were looking very comfortable and I thought we might even nick one on the break,’ said Redknapp, whose mood was suspiciously brighter in his post match press conference than it had been on the eve of the match.

Jadson puts the hosts 2-0 up

‘Overall I was pleased with the performance. I felt we contained them well and made

it difficult for them and I could see the game finishing 0-0. I thought we looked solid and the keeper has not had too much to do.

‘We play the second leg next week but the team will probably be only half as strong as the team today. We have got a cup final on Sunday against Manchester United.

'I had a 17-year old boy playing today - next week I will probably have four playing for the second leg.

‘I haven’t given up on it but can someone tell me how I can find a team to play on a Thursday before a cup final? It’s a crazy schedule.’

The good news for Redknapp is that at least there is a chance his side will need to travel no further than Birmingham for the next round if Aston Villa can get past CSKA Moscow and Spurs can mount an unlikely comeback on home turf.

 

Jadson gave Tottenham a mountain to climb with his second goal for Shakhtar

Given the sub-zero temperatures in the RSC Olympiyskiy Stadium, there were probably not too many complaints from those big guns left behind watching from the comfort of their living rooms.

Describing the pitch as worse than Hackney Marshes would be doing a major disservice to the east London playing fields, the strange yellow lines running across its width making it look more fit for American football.

Unsurprisingly the home side looked more comfortable with the conditions - although the bobbles did little to help their passing game, either - despite not having played a competitive match since beating Barcelona in the Nou Camp three months ago.

Half-chances came and went for Razvan Rat, skipper Dario Srna and Oleksandr Gladkyy, but Spurs were not overstretched by the task of making it to the break without their defence being breached.

It took until the 32nd minute for Spurs to register their first effort on the opposition goal

when Giovani dos Santos, the much hyped Mexico international making his first start

under Redknapp, was only able to find the side-netting.

Tottenham’s continued dogged resistance in the second half started to get on the locals’ backs as their team struggled to make any further inroads, no doubt to the delight of the some 200 intrepid away fans.

Hearts were in mouths when Fernadinho blasted a free-kick just over the bar but, with

Redknapp sensing his side had the measure of their opponents, he chose to introduce Darren Bent for the extremely disappointing Dos Santos with 20 minutes to go in an attempt to sneak an away goal.

Defeat hurts: Tom Huddlestone and Gomes look dejected in Donetsk

 

But it was Shakhtar who finally got the goal their persistence probably deserved. Didier

Zokora fouled Willian and although Jadson’s free-kick was dangerous, Gomes was far too casual in coming for the ball, allowing Seleznov to send a glancing header past him.

Jadson then added the gloss to the scoreline with two minutes remaining, the Brazilian allowed to waltz through Spurs’ defence before placing an angled strike into the corner.

At 2-0, Spurs now have a mountain to climb and it is up to the kids to mount the comeback.

The Tottenham big names have another night in front of the television next Thursday.

 

YSYSYSIFS 200 in Krakow too. I would've thought that would've been a popular one for yous.

[Douggy B 0]

Timing wasnt great, Harry made it clear it was the kids, cup final coming up....to be expected really.

 

This is the 3rd year of Uefa on the bounce as well, remember the attendance you were getting at home the last time you were in it?

[Guest Stevie]

Timing wasnt great, Harry made it clear it was the kids, cup final coming up....to be expected really.

 

This is the 3rd year of Uefa on the bounce as well, remember the attendance you were getting at home the last time you were in it?

The UEFA Cup was beneath us. It's the best you'll ever have. Once you've had Moet you don't want Lambrusco. We were shit 2004-2007, played about 40 games and lost 3 in the UEFA if that doesn't tell you how wank a competition it is and was I don't know what does. I'd be content coming 8th till we can seriously compete for fourth, because the UEFA is a shite competition for clubs like you and Everton to get giddy about.

 

The point wasn't about us though it was about Tottenham, we were taking 5 and 6000 to places like Frankfurt. You can't compare with us, but your pathetic support is the issue not what a shit competition it is.

Edited March 26, 2009 by Stevie

[Meenzer 15718]

YSYSYSIFS 200 in Krakow too. I would've thought that would've been a popular one for yous.

Fucking hell.

[Douggy B 0]

YSYSYSIFS 200 in Krakow too. I would've thought that would've been a popular one for yous.

Fucking hell.

 

Football, its not for girls.

[Meenzer 15718]

YSYSYSIFS 200 in Krakow too. I would've thought that would've been a popular one for yous.

Fucking hell.

 

Football, its not for girls.

Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey decimal category.

 

[Douggy B 0]

YSYSYSIFS 200 in Krakow too. I would've thought that would've been a popular one for yous.

Fucking hell.

 

Football, its not for girls.

Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey decimal category.

 

 

shame Brighton are at the wrong end of the table.

[Meenzer 15718]

YSYSYSIFS 200 in Krakow too. I would've thought that would've been a popular one for yous.

Fucking hell.

 

Football, its not for girls.

Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey decimal category.

 

 

shame Brighton are at the wrong end of the table.

 

Oh, I see, I'm gay so... Very good.

 

(You meant "at the arse end of the table" though. )

[Douggy B 0]

YSYSYSIFS 200 in Krakow too. I would've thought that would've been a popular one for yous.

Fucking hell.

 

Football, its not for girls.

Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey decimal category.

 

 

shame Brighton are at the wrong end of the table.

 

Oh, I see, I'm gay so... Very good.

 

(You meant "at the arse end of the table" though. )

 

No I meant wrong.

[Guest alex]

Danny in tatters again I see

[Park Life 71]

Danny in tatters again I see

 

 

Hasn't even managed to get through the first 20 min this morning.

[Guest Stevie]

YSYSYSIFS 200 in Krakow too. I would've thought that would've been a popular one for yous.

Fucking hell.

 

Football, its not for girls.

Quoting soccer AM lines again, the SKY fan in you rears it's ugly head once more.

[Tom 14013]

A professional female football player would probably out do your average beer belly five a side player anyway

[Douggy B 0]

Have you watched womens football tom?